Joel Meyerowtiz is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in over 350 exhibitions in museums and galleries worldwide. Celebrated as a pioneer of color photography, he is a two-time Guggenheim Fellow, a recipient of both the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities awards and The Royal Society’s Centenary Medal. He has published over 53 books. His latest release is titled. The Pleasure of Seeing.
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Color as an Element vs Subject: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses how to consider color as a visual element and not just as the subject of your photograph. By stripping away the color in several submitted photographs he demonstrates why it’s important to still consider line and shape, gesture and tonal contrast in building your composition.
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Making Different Choices: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses why it’s important to consider more than one perspective when making photographs. Rather than always photographing from eye-level or from a given distance, a photographer can produce images with more impact and intimacy.
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Real World Photography: Building Layered Compositions
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses how he attempted to create layered compositions while documenting a recent Black History Parade. He shows both successful and less successful images to explain how he observed and photographed each scene.
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Trusting Your Composition: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses the importance of trusting your composition. He discusses how fixed visual elements in a scene allow a photographer to find their composition. He explains how fluid elements such as people, animals, and even light can be added to the photograph. He stresses the importance of remaining true to the composition and not compromising the shot for the transitory elements.
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Purposefully Casual: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses the idea of creating images that appear purposefully casual. By this, he means how a photographer uses graphic elements to compose a photograph but creates a result that comes off as very subtle and calls less attention to the actual presence of the photographer.
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Photo: Alan Shulik
Working with Quality Light: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses the importance of the quality of the light and why it may be important for a photographer to find a way to find and take advantage of good light.
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Ebook Recommondations
It is important for me to examine different approaches to photography. Though I have been photographing for years and have found an approach that really works for me, I am always open to learning from others, especially when other photographers have a different perspective.
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Considering Color: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses the role of color and how photographers should consider it in their compositions. Rather than seeing color as just subject matter, Ibarionex suggests considering the visual weight of color and how it can strengthen and weaken a composition.
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Photo: Jeff Schemmer
Street Photography Sans People: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses how great street photography does not always have to rely on the presence of people. He explains how evaluating a scene for light & shadow, line & shape, color and gesture helps you to produce wonderful photographs of the most mundane scenes.
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Photo: Julia Coddington
Pay Attention to Color: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses the role of color in making an effective photograph. He explains how color can be too easily ignored and how instead photographers should focus their attention on the various colors in their composition and use them to increase the impact of their photographs.
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Photo: herr bertt
Looking for the Moment: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses the importance of the moment, that special flourish that can transform a mundane scene into something extraordinary.
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The Candid Frame #400 - Arthur Meyerson
Arthur Meyerson is recognized as one of America’s finest photographers. Since 1974, this native Texan has traveled throughout the world, creating award-winning advertising, corporate and editorial photographs, as well as an extensive body of fine art imagery.
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Photo: Bob McClure
Using a Telephoto: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex talks about the choice of using a telephoto focal length for street photography. Rather than dissuading people from using longer focal lengths, he stresses the importance of paying attention to light, contrast, foreground and background elements and gesture.
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Photo: Andy Shields
Wait For It: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex talks about the importance of waiting for something to happen when photographing a street scene. He impresses why it can make the difference between a snapshot and a great street photograph.
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Photo: Jeff Williams 03
Just Standing: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this video, Ibarionex talks about how to create an interesting photograph of a person who is just standing. He explains how to consider other elements within the scene including color, line and pattern to build a photograph that is interesting even though the main subject is just standing still.
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